Cognitive

Development
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 Psychology

the scientific study of the mind

and behavior. Psychologists are
actively involved in studying and
understanding mental processes,
brain functions, and behavior.
 Types of psychology
Clinical Cognitive Development
Diagnose and treat Processes of the brain How people
mental illnesses learn/develop/change
behaviour during their
lifespan

Health Social Forensic

Why people behave in How people interact and Investigate criminal cases
relation of their health effect each other
 Developmental Psychology

Developmental Psychology Studies Humans Across

the Lifespan
Developmental psychologists focus on human
growth and changes across the lifespan, including:
physical, cognitive, social, intellectual,
perceptual, personality and emotional growth”
Two Types of Development of
psychology

Theory of cognitive Social Cognitive

development Theory
Bandar’s social learning theory
Piaget’s theory
Jean Piaget

Jean Piaget, a Swiss theorist, posited that

children learn by actively constructing
knowledge through hands-on experience.
He suggested that the adult's role in
helping the child learn was to provide
appropriate materials that the child can
interact with and use to construct.
Theory Of Cognitive Development
Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development suggests
that intelligence changes as children grow.
A child’s cognitive development is not just about acquiring
knowledge, the child has to develop or construct a mental
model of the world.
Cognitive development occurs through the interaction of
innate capacities (nature) and environmental events
(nurture), and children pass through a series of stages.
Stages of cognitive development